Starburst tradition will continue in Leominster

LEOMINSTER -- The tradition continues this Saturday with the annual Starburst celebration's 25th year in Leominster.

"We usually get around 5,000 to 8,000 people. It's become an event that everyone looks forward to at the beginning of every summer," said Starburst organizer and conductor Robery Healy

The free event will be held at Doyle Field and kicks off with a performance at 5 p.m. by the Leominster All City Youth Concert Band.

New performers will take the stage every half hour starting with the Frances Drake Smokin' Dragons, Fall Brook Songbirds, Leominster High School Jazz Band, and the International Veterans Chorus.

This year will also feature a magic show put on by magician Steve Charette at 6 p.m.

Gardner's Cash Hastings claps along to the music at Starburst 2015. The 25th annual event will be held this Saturday at Doyle Field in Leominster.

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Free American flags and glow sticks provided by the Leominster Rotary Club will be available for younger spectators.

Kids will also be able to take part in the interactive Science on the Street presentation, an initiative of the Cambridge Science Festival and Massachusetts Institute of Technology to bring science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities to community events.

The evening's music will culminate when the 40-piece Starburst Band, conducted by Healy, takes the stage at 7:30. Part of this year's musical selections will incorporate music remembering former President John F. Kennedy, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerals, and jazz drummer Buddy Rich, all of whom would be turning 100 this year.

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The Starburst band will also be playing music to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Paramount Pictures and the U.S.'s entering into World War I, as well as tributes to the music of Star Trek and Neil Diamond.

The music will be followed by an 8:25 presentation of Starburst's Citizen of the Year awards.

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